Joel Santos Rico
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Español Native or bilingual proficiency
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Inglés Full professional proficiency
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Alemán Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Brompton Bicycle
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Embedded Firmware Lead
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Dec 2020 - Present
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Senior Embedded Development Engineer
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Feb 2020 - Dec 2020
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Felcana
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United Kingdom
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Veterinary Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Electronic Engineer - Head of Tech
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Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
Lead the tech team (formed by another Electronic Engineer and an iOS and an Android developers) in the development of Helix Go, making sure that our phone apps were in line with new HW and FW features. I stayed on focus on the high-level objectives while working on the detail, keeping in mind the project's goals and constraints.
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Electronic Design Engineer
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Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
Electronic Engineer at Felcana. Felcana is disrupting the way we look after our pets by using state-of-the-art wearables to track their activity and using AI to support their digital health platform.Led the hardware design of the Helix and Hub devices, taking the device from a proof-of-concept level to production, going through two manufacturing cycles in China.• Led the Firmware develpment (C) and Electronic design (KiCad and Eagle). • Provided maturity and stability to the project by implementing a testing strategy (both for FW and HW). Firmware unit testing with Ceedling / Unity. Design of production testing jigs.• Design for low power, Bluetooth 5.0 (BLE), battery charging. Arm microcontrollers (Cortex M0 and M4) and ESP32. FreeRTOS.• Judiciously applied new technology and tools.• Mentored another electronic engineer. Show less
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Self Employed
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United States
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700 & Above Employee
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Electronic Design Engineer
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Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
• Analog and digital electronic design and analysis. Low power microcontrollers. • PCB Design (Eagle and KiCad). • Firmware and low-level programming. • Testing and Prototyping: 3D printing and moulding, 3D design (Fusion 360), milling. Prototype assembly. Test design. • Analog and digital electronic design and analysis. Low power microcontrollers. • PCB Design (Eagle and KiCad). • Firmware and low-level programming. • Testing and Prototyping: 3D printing and moulding, 3D design (Fusion 360), milling. Prototype assembly. Test design.
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Walk With Path Limited
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Denmark
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electronic Engineer
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Aug 2016 - May 2017
Led the electronic design of their first product, "Pathfinder", from prototype to production. Worked under a tight schedule to ensure the product was delivered meeting the deadlines. Reviewed the device's specifications and requirements. Also worked in their next project, "PathFeel", still in the proof-of-concept prototype stage. • Provided technical support and mentored other personnel. Led the electronic design of their first product, "Pathfinder", from prototype to production. Worked under a tight schedule to ensure the product was delivered meeting the deadlines. Reviewed the device's specifications and requirements. Also worked in their next project, "PathFeel", still in the proof-of-concept prototype stage. • Provided technical support and mentored other personnel.
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Precision Microdrives Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electronic Engineer (Product Engineer)
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May 2013 - Dec 2015
Product and Quality Engineer. Some of my duties included: • Batch quality testing and control. • Embedded software development: design and maintenance of test machines based on the Arduino platform, using C and Labview. • Test data acquisition and processing. • RMA investigation. • Rapid prototyping using 3D printing (Solidworks). • Supported the Sales team with technical queries. • Worked in the maintenance of the ISO certificate of the company, auditing the quality manual. • Liaised with the ERP development team in Hong Kong, working as a communication link between the HK and London teams and training the London team in the changes of the ERP. Show less
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Zabala Innovation Spain
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Spain
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Business Consulting and Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones
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Mar 2011 - Mar 2012
Redacción de propuestas de proyectos de investigación y desarrollo para convocatorias como el 7º Programa Marco o Interreg. Identificación de oportunidades de financiación en programas de investigación Españoles y Europeos para clientes de diferentes clientes (incluyendo universidades y centros tecnológicos). Redacción de propuestas de proyectos de investigación y desarrollo para convocatorias como el 7º Programa Marco o Interreg. Identificación de oportunidades de financiación en programas de investigación Españoles y Europeos para clientes de diferentes clientes (incluyendo universidades y centros tecnológicos).
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Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Spain
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Associate
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Mar 2010 - Aug 2010
Project Assistant in the Electrostatic Self Assembly – Layer-by-Layer (ESA-LbL) group of the Electric and Electronic Engineering of the Public University of Navarre (Pamplona, Spain). Development of an optical-fibre sensor for the detection of volatile organic compounds present on wine, including previous research, development, test and improvement of the prototype stages.
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Project Assistant
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Apr 2008 - Aug 2010
Miembro del grupo Electrostatic Self Assembly – Layer-by-Layer (ESA-LbL) del dept. de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica de la UPNA (Pamplona). Desarrollo de un biosensor de fibra óptica para la detección de compuestos orgánicos volátiles, incluyendo la fase de investigación del estado del arte previo, desarrollo, prueba y mejora del prototipo.
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Education
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Universidad Pública de Navarra
Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones, nota media de 7,01 sobre 10 -
Universidad Pública de Navarra
Título propio de Experto en Habilidades Directivas, Telecommunications Engineering